counterfeit documents
Fraudulent official papers
Counterfeit documents are forged or fraudulently produced papers meant to pass as authentic—fake passports, driver's licenses, diplomas, currency, or identity cards.
The term covers both crude forgeries and sophisticated reproductions designed to defeat security features: He was arrested for selling counterfeit documents to undocumented immigrants.
Creating or possessing such documents is typically a serious crime.
- fake IDsFraudulent identity documents
- printing techniquesMethods of reproducing images
- passportsGovernment-issued travel identification
- financial gainIncome exceeding expenses
- black marketIllicit trading system
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- false identitiesassumed identity, alias, false name, assumed name, pseudonym
- forgeriesforged passport, forged signature, forged check, fake passport, fake ID
- smugglingcontraband, smugglers, human smuggling, smuggling rings, people smuggling
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Verified governmental or institutional papers
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